Barriers Impede Upstream Spawning Migration of Flathead Chub

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-25

  Walters, David M ^a   Zuellig, Robert E ^b   Crockett, Harry J ^c   Bruce, James F ^d   Lukacs, Paul M ^c,e   Fitzpatrick, Ryan M ^c  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Fort Collins Service Center ^*  (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; DISPERSAL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SPAWNING;

COLORADO; FOUNTAIN CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892388377     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2013.824921     Document Type: Article

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